There shall be no liability on the part of the proprietor of any hotel, apartment house, rooming house, restaurant, or motel, for loss of, or damage to, any property of guests of such place of business unless within seven days from the time of discovery of any loss or damage, such loss or damage is reported in writing to such proprietor. A copy of this section in not smaller than ten-point type shall be conspicuously posted in the public areas and in each room of each hotel, restaurant, apartment house, motel, or rooming house desiring to obtain the benefit of this section.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 41-214

  • Apartment house: shall mean every building or other structure kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where accommodations for living rooms, either furnished or unfurnished, single or in suites for light housekeeping, or both, are furnished for permanent guests, but where no dining room or cafe is maintained in the same building or under the same management, and where five or more tenants occupy such buildings, together with any buildings in connection therewith. See Nebraska Statutes 41-206
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Guests: shall mean and include all persons who have registered on a register provided for such purpose by hotels, motels, and rooming houses, whether assigned a room or rooms or not, occupants of apartments, patrons of restaurants, or persons who have signified their intention in writing to become a guest of such hotel, restaurant, apartment house, motel, or rooming house. See Nebraska Statutes 41-207
  • Hotel: shall mean every building or other structure kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping and other accommodations are offered for pay, principally to transient guests, in which ten or more persons are accommodated or five or more rooms are used principally for the accommodation of transient guests, with or without one or more dining rooms or cafes where meals or lunches are served to such guests, together with any buildings in connection therewith. See Nebraska Statutes 41-202
  • Motel: shall mean a roadside hotel providing both lodging for travelers, whether in individual cabins or not, and garage or parking space for their motor vehicles. See Nebraska Statutes 41-203
  • Rooming house: shall mean every building or other structure kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished for pay to transient or permanent guests in which five or more rooms are used for the accommodation of such guests, but which does not maintain dining rooms or cafes in connection therewith, and which has not been designated as a hotel or boarding house. See Nebraska Statutes 41-204
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